The Pool (H. D.) by Hilda Doolittle

The speaker addresses a living, trembling creature in a pool, touching it and comparing its quivering body to that of a sea-fish. The speaker imagines covering the “banded one” with a net and ends by asking what it is.

By Hilda Doolittle · First published 1923 · Genre: Fiction, Drama, Romance · 31 words

Editions

• Doolittle — D.H. Lawrence
• Doolittle — Frank Stuart Flint

First lines

Are you alive? / I touch you.

You quiver like a sea-fish.

I cover you with my net.

What are you -- banded one?

• Open reader

What this Textopian page supports

The Pool (H. D.) is listed on Textopian as a poem by Hilda Doolittle, dated 1923 CE.

This source record anchors work identity, reading entry points, and catalog context for checking claims about the work.

• Work type: Poem
• Author: Hilda Doolittle
• Date: 1923 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Fiction, Drama, Romance, Psychological Lit
• Length: 31 words
• Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs

Good citation fit

• Work identity for The Pool (H. D.) by Hilda Doolittle
• Canonical title URL and first readable passage URL
• Genre and topic classification from the Textopian catalog
• Readability and classroom-planning context
• Passage-specific claims should cite the exact /read/ URL for the relevant chapter or paragraph

Similar titles

• Excursion by D. H. Lawrence
• In A Boat by D. H. Lawrence
• Winter Lull by D. H. Lawrence
• The Heart Of The Water by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Distance And Solitude Di Pensier In Pensier Di Monte In Monte by Francesco Petrarca
• The Hermit by Carmen Silva

Genres

• Fiction — The book is written about imaginary events and people, which categorizes it as Fiction.
• Drama — The story revolves around intense character development and emotional themes, characteristic of Drama.
• Romance — There are elements of love and emotional connections between the main characters, which classifies it as a Romance.
• Psychological Lit — The book explores the psychological complexities of its characters, indicating it falls under Psychological literature.

Tags

nature · water · symbolism · isolation · introspection · human experience · emotions · relationships · self-discovery · tranquility · conflict · existentialism

More by Hilda Doolittle

• Mid-day (1916)
• The Cliff Temple (1916)
• Sea Gods (1916)
• The Shrine (1916)
• The Garden (H. D.) (1920)
• Sea Lily (H. D.) (1920)
• Sea Iris (H. D.) (1927)
• Sea Rose (H. D.) (1923)
• All works by Hilda Doolittle